Year: 2011

Podcast on Quitting Smoking and How the Feds Are Getting in the Way

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Producer Christopher Kane at WAPI in Birmingham wants to quit smoking, so talk radio host Richard Dixon brought National Center Senior Fellow Jeff Stier on his show to explain some new ways technology can help smokers quit -- and how ...
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Anderson Cooper’s Andrew Wakefield Takedown

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Ex-Doctor Andrew Wakefield, author of a since-withdrawn study in the British medical journal Lancet that claimed a link between vaccines and autism, is confronted by CNN's Anderson Cooper in light of a new study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) ...
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Black Conservatives: Dean Does Disservice to Tea Party, Older Americans By Playing Race Card

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Washington, D.C. – Howard Dean, a former presidential candidate and former head of the Democratic National Committee, opened up the new year on a hateful note by playing the race card against "tea party" supporters of limited government. Members of ...
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Mark Steyn’s Ban the Bulb Ban Comedy Fun

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Ban the Bulb Ban comedy fun: The Right Scoop website has the audio for an 8-minute Mark Steyn riff on the state of Maine's instructions for cleaning up a CFC light bulb. It's fun to listen to on background while ...
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U.S. Chamber’s Endorsement of “Progressive Wolf in Banker’s Clothing” as White House Chief of Staff Questioned by National Center for Public Policy Research

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At JPMorgan, Daley Led Charge to Raise the Price of Fossil Fuels in Service of Climate Change Agenda Washington, D.C. - Experts from the National Center for Public Policy Research are questioning the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's endorsement of Bill ...
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Ban the Light Bulb Ban

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In less than a year, the new federal standards banning the 100-watt incandescent light bulbs we're all used to goes into effect. Consumers replacing 100-watt incandescent bulbs will be forced to buy mercury-containing CFLs or halogen bulbs, unless they (like ...
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Media “On Board” With Skyrocketing Energy Prices Under Obama

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Asked about the apparent lack of interest by the political left and the establishment media over rising gas prices — in stark contrast to similar circumstances during the Bush Administration — Project 21 fellow Deneen Borelli noted the media is ...
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American People “Tired of Government Gone Wild”

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With the U.S. House of Representatives poised to vote on a repeal of Obamacare, host Steve Doocy asks if this is an example of Washington gridlock or good government.  Project 21 fellow Deneen Borelli notes that the results of the ...
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Out of Power, House Liberal Now Champions Compromise

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With Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) now in control of the subpoena power of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, liberals who once kept Republicans in the dark about virtually everything and demanded hasty votes on unread legislation during ...
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Translating Steny Hoyer

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Project 21's Bob Parks has added a little clarity to House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer's comment essentially blaming Ronald Reagan for federal budget deficits. Go here to read what Bob has to say ...
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